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We don't feel the earth spinning because it is constant. Yet it is fastest at the equator and gets slower as you move away from it. My question is how come no one ever notices the increase or decrease when traveling towards the equator or away from the equator?

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We don't feel the earth spinning because it is constant. Yet it is fastest at the equator and gets slower as you move away from it. My question is how come no one ever notices the increase or decrease when traveling towards the equator or away from the equator?	1110